Letter to the editor: Time to approve Iran deal

In the July 21 CDT, Ed Ketz argued we should oppose the deal with Iran. I disagree and believe the alternative is much worse.

The goal of the deal is to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon, nothing else. Without the deal Iran has two paths available to build a nuclear bomb. One is to enrich uranium to bomb-grade, about 91 percent U-235.

The deal will prevent this and International Atomic Energy Agency inspections will ensure they will not achieve it.

The second approach is a plutonium bomb using a reactor specifically designed to produce weapon-grade plutonium. Under the deal, that reactor, which was under construction, will not be completed.

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